Until recently, citizens living around Kibale National Park in Uganda obtained most of their fire wood from the small forest fragments surrounding the park. As the population increased, this harvest became unsustainable, and almost all of the forests outside of the park are now gone.  Local people now routinely cut their firewood inside Kibale National Park (pictured above).

Above: Carrying home bits and pieces of the rainforest. An average family in our target areas uses about this much wood each day for cooking. Introduction of more fuel efficient stoves will not only help save Kibale, but also save citizens time, energy and money. (Above photos courtesy of Annie Musselman)

Above: This is Sesbania sesban, the fast growing, indigenous, nitrorgen-fixing tree promoted by the project. It has been planted in a space-saving border design around a garden. Increased cultivation of this and other fast growing trees could save Kibale. 

YOU can help save Kibale!  Find out how.

Below: The alternative – a cleared section of rain forest.